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Our Ones To Watch series continues as Metro.co.uk gives you a heads up on actors you should tune in for on the small screen. For our second interview, we had a chat with Outlander star Rosie Day who crossed the pond for her new Sky 1 comedy, Living The Dream.

The show follows British family the Pembertons – dad Mal (Philip Glenister), mum Jen (Lesley Sharp) and their two teenage kids Tina (Day) and Freddie (Brenock O’Connor) who decide to pack up their lives and move to Florida after Mal buys an RV park.

Rosie Day plays teenager Tina in Living The Dream (Picture: Sky 1)

Mal hopes to turn the park into a hugely successful family-run business, but with the eccentric residents – who aren’t exactly happy to meet their new owners – and the kids struggling to get along at a US high school, the Pembertons find they aren’t going to be living the American dream like they hoped…

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Rosie, 22, spoke to us about filming in the States, her surrogate British family and avoiding alligators.

So Rosie, were you Living The Dream while filming in the US?

Yeah it was really cool, I’ve never filmed in America before so it was quite an adventure for the British cast to go over there and set up a little life for three months while we were filming. That was really cool to do.

What did you like best about being out there?

It was such an adventure, and the four of us – the family – became really close and ended up being like an actual family. We were working in Savannah, it’s a really cute little town that’s quite removed from everywhere. We did a lot of yoga! There’s not a huge amount to do out there so we were really relaxed the whole time. Coming back to London was quite a shock to the system!

Rosie as Mary in Outlander (Picture: Starz/Sony Pictures Television)

Did you get time to sight-see?

Not really, we stayed in Savannah the whole time we were there, but it felt like we were totally removed from the rest of the world which was fun.

Tell us a bit about your character Tina.

She’s your typical teenage girl, she’s really excited to move to America because she’s watched all of the American teen movies where they have parties every weekend. She has that idea in her head, but in reality where she moves to is very conservative. It’s quite a shock to go to school and find out purity rings are a really big thing and all the girls are modestly dressed, and it’s not what she expected. She gets a bit of a shock and has to adjust to life there.

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How was it working with Philip Glenister and Lesley Sharp?

It was amazing. They’re two actors that I’ve admired for such a long time. Phil has always been Gene Hunt to me, I’m such a fan of Ashes To Ashes and Life On Mars. If I was ever sad, he’d go ‘Fire up the Quattro!’ to make me laugh because I absolutely love those shows. And Lesley is such an incredible actress. I’ve never seen anybody be as good at their job as she is. And she’s someone who I’ve followed for ages as well. To have them as my parents was great. The first time I walked into the read-through I was quite starstruck by them.

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Did they give you any advice?

Constantly – just from being around them and watching how they work and how they are. In America we did a lot of night shoots, you’d shoot from lunch time to midnight, and they’re as great at midnight as they are at seven in the morning. That’s really incredible. We were with each other all day, every day, so we all became really close which was really nice.

What’s your favourite scene from Living The Dream?

There’s a scene where we barbecue an alligator and it was horrendous! I was so excited to see an alligator in the wild, but my first opportunity was to see an alligator on a barbecue! It’s like a delicacy out there. I wasn’t expecting that at all.

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Did you try any alligator?

I avoided trying it! I didn’t go there. We’d been using it all afternoon so I doubt it was very edible by the time we’d finished with it. Apparently it tastes like chicken.

Actresses along the lines of Andrea Riseborough, Ruth Wilson and Claire Foy. I love actresses who are versatile and can do everything and anything. That’s definitely something I want to emulate, I’m not interested in playing myself in any way.

Rosie is a fan of The Crown star Claire Foy (Netflix)

What’s next for you?

I’ve done a film called Down A Dark Hall alongside Uma Thurman which I’m very excited about! It’s [Twilight author] Stephanie Meyer’s next teen film.

Thanks for the chat, Rosie!

Cool, no problem at all.

Living The Dream will air on Sky 1 in October.

To read more about Metro.co.uk’s Ones To Watch series on actors to look out for on the small screen, head to our Ones To Watch page here.